If you’ve been battling the flu or a cold, you may have heard taking Echinacea can help alleviate your symptoms. What is this herbal remedy and does it really help? Second Opinion explains in this short video.

Second Opinion is an award-winning, health education television series sponsored by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association on behalf of several Blue plans. In Kansas, the program airs on KTWU Topeka, KPTS Wichita and SHPTV Bunker Hill. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas has underwritten the series for the past several years.